The Western Suburbs is the metropolitan area directly west of the Melbourne Central Business District in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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Municipalities
There are five main municipalities ("cities" or "councils") in the western suburbs. These are:
City of Brimbank
City of Hobsons Bay
City of Maribyrnong
City of Melton
City of Wyndham
Major suburbs, satellite cities and commercial areas
The western suburbs of Melbourne boast some of the oldest landmarks and housing in Melbourne, while also introducing new suburbs and a large portion of Melbourne's proud multicultural community. Suburbs include:
City of Brimbank
Sunshine
St Albans
Taylors Lakes
Deer Park
Albion
Sunshine North
Albanvale
Kings Park
Delahey
Cairnlea
Kealba
Derrimut
Keilor Downs
Sydenham
Keilor
Hillside
Sunshine West
Keilor Lodge
Ardeer
Keilor Park
City of Maribyrnong
Footscray
Maribyrnong
Braybrook
West Footscray
Maidstone
Tottenham
Seddon
Kingsville
Yarraville
City of Melton
Melton
Caroline Springs
Melton West
Melton South
Brookfield
Kurunjang
Aintree
Harkness
Rockbank
Thornhill Park
Cobblebank
Weir Views
Strathtulloh
Taylors Hill
Hillside
Fraser Rise
Burnside
Burnside Heights
City of Wyndham
Werribee
Tarneit
Point Cook
Truganina
Laverton
Manor Lakes
Hoppers Crossing
Wyndham Vale
Mambourin
Williams Landing
Werribee South
City of Hobsons Bay
Williamstown
Altona
Newport
Seaholme
Williamstown North
South Kingsville
Spotswood
Altona North
Brooklyn
Altona Meadows
Seabrook
Road Setup
The western suburbs have relied for years on the transportation directly from famous long stretches of road that have now been connected to large freeways for easy access to Melbourne's CBD and neighbouring suburbs.
Major roads are:
Anderson Road
Ballarat Road
Derrimut Road
Heaths Road
M80 Ring Road (formally as Western Ring Road)
Melton Highway (C754)
Sayers Road
Station Road
West Gate Bridge